Abdominal and kidney belt



Dec. 18 1923, 1,4775%3 A. S. MQNTGQMEfiYi ABDOMINAL AND KIIDNEY BELT Filed June 25 1921 l N V E N T O R ADDA SMONTBOMERY Patented fies. 18, 39:3.

entree nnnorainnr, AND KIDNEY BELT.

Application filed June 23, 1921. Serial No. $78,957;

(GRANTED UNDER THE ?RGVISIONS 01 THE ACT 02 MARCH 3, 1321, 41 STAT. I, 1313.)

T aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ABBA S. MoNTGoMERY, of the village of Chippawa, in the county of lVella-nd, in the Province of Ontario, Can- 5 ada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Abdominal and Kidney Belts (for which I have filed an application in Canada Nov. 19, 1919, Patent llo. 210,342), of which the following is the specification.

My invention relates to improvements in abdominal and kidney belts and the object of the invention is to devise a belt of this class, which can be adjusted to a nicety to the wearer to reduce the size and improve the contour of the abdomen, and which will be held securely in place.

A further object is to make the belt of such a construction that additional strength will be imparted where required especially at the lower part of the belt and in the centre of the back.

A still further object is to provide a close fitting garment which will not interfere with the ordinary movement of the body and which will present a neat contour and whereby the abdomen will be held in place so that the garments will be held from unduly protruding.

To efiect these objects I have constructed my abdominal belt with a reinforcing band at the lower portion thereof and extending completely around it and turned up by folding the material inwardly upon itself and securing it at the upper circumferential edge to the belt.

I also provide a double fold at the centre of the back, which serves as a reinforcement opposite the spine of the wearer.

The opening in the front is connected by a plurality of opposing straps and buckles lying so close to each other as to have the effect of a continuous web connection and yet provide for a nicety of adjustment at any point from top to bottom of the belt depending upon the pressure required at any particular portion of the abdomen.

The ends of the buckle straps and the opposing straps forming the tongues are secured in reinforcing strips andthe tongues when the belt is in place extend through loops formed by a substantially vertical reinforcing strip. I also provide tubular or other form of tapes, which are connected to suitable fasteners at the bottom edge of the belt.

The belt is otherwise formed as hereinafter more particularly explained.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing my improved abdominal belt in position on the wearer.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the belt open.

Fig. 3 is an exaggerated vertical section through the belt. r

Fig. & is a cross section through the back of the belt.

Like characters of reference indicating corresponding parts in the different figures.

1 is my belt, which has the lower edge turned up to the inside to form a reinforcband 1 extending around the belt being suitably fastened thereto. This band is intended to materially strengthen the fold at the lower portion, so that the necessary strength and rigidity is given for holding the lower portion of the abdomen firm where it is most required.

It will be noticed that the belt 1 has also a substantial 8 fold 1 at the back (see Figs. 2 and 4). This also forms a reinforcing strip which extends back of the spine of the wearer. The front of the belt is provided at one side of the opening with an upright strip 2, which is sewn on to the belt and has fastened in it the tongue strips 8, which it will be noticed are located in proximity to each other, so as to form a maximum number of connections across the opening.

The belt at the opposite side of the opening is provided with an upright strip t in which is fastened the opposing buckle strips 5. In proximity to the strip 4 is located the upright strip 6 with orifices 6, which are de signed to receive the ends of the tongue straps when they have been passed through the buckles and the belt closed. Necessarily the number of buckle straps correspond to the number of tongue straps.

The upright strips 2 and 4 and 6 serve to reinforce the belt as well as provide means for holding the connecting strip in place.

It will be noticed that the number of connecting straps is such that the belt at any point in its height may be drawn tighter or looser depending on what part of the abdomen and the organs therein it is required to support or control.

My belt as aforesaid issuch that there is very little, if any necessity for any other means to hold the belt in place, that is from slipping up on the body, but in order to doubly insure that the belt will retain its position on the body I provide dome fastener tabs 7 at the front and 8 at the back (see Fig. 4E) to'which the tubular tapes are secured both at back and front, such tapes extending through the crotch as clearly indicated in Fig. 1.

Such a belt as I have described is not only thin and flexible but is of uniform width, free from elastic webbing and featherbone supports, is fastened at the front and can therefore, be readily placed and secured over the abdomen.

The belt also is readily adjustable at any portion of its width, thereby ensuring perfect control of the parts in the abdomen where it is necessary.

WVhile the belt is preferably made nine inches wide and of suitable circumference it will, of course, be understood that the width and circumference may be varied to suit the wearer. V

\Vhat I claim as my invention is.

1. An abdominal belt comprising a thin flexible fabric band having its ends brought adjacent to form a belt opening and having the lower edge folded up and secured at its upper edge to the fabric so as to form a reinforcing band, suitable means for fastening the ends of the belt together at the opening and an upright double fold formed at the back of the belt and suitably secured together to provide a reinforcement at the back of the spine of the wearer.

2. An abdominal belt comprising a thin flexible fabric band having its ends brought adjacent to form a belt opening and having the lower edge folded up and secured at its upper edge to the fabric, so as to form a reinforcing band, suitable means for fastening the ends of the belt together at the opening and an upright double fold formed at the back of the belt and suitably secured together to provide a reinforcement at the back of the spine of the wearer and fasteners at the lower edge of the belt one at each side of centre of the front and back and tapes detachably connected to the fasteners and extending under the crotch.

3. An abdominal belt comprising a thin flexible fabric band having its ends brought adjacent to form a belt opening and having its lower edge folded up and secured at its upper edge to the fabric so as to form a reinforcing band, an upright double fold formed at the back of the belt and extending to the bottom thereof through the reinforcing band, a strip secured tothe belt at one side of the opening, a plurality of tongue straps fastened in the strip, an upright strip secured to the opposite side of the opening and buckle straps carried thereby, corresponding in number to the aforesaid tongue straps all of which are independently ad justable, means for holding the ends of-the tongue straps when buckled, close to the band, fasteners at the bottom edge of the band and crotch straps connected to the fasteners.

ADDA S. MONTGOMERY. 

